בָּ/עָֽם

𐤁/𐤏𐤌

baam

among the people

from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.

H5971

2 Chronicles 17:9 · Word #12

Lexicon H5971

Lemmaעַם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤌
Transliterationʻam
Strong'sH5971
In-contextamong the people

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5971-15

in the people

Morphological NotesPreposition ב with assimilated definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute (עָם). The form is singular but collective in meaning.
Rendering RationaleThe noun עַם is masculine singular, here with the prefixed preposition ב (“in/among”) and the definite article, yielding “in the people.” The rendering preserves the singular collective sense of a unified kinship-community while reflecting the prepositional form indicated in the morphology.

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Words from Root עם (peoplehood, kinship group, community, nation, clan)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5972-02 ama the people
H538-01 amam their people
H5972-04 amemaya the gathered peoples

Word Usage (1870 occurrences of H5971)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 11:6 עַ֤ם am the people
Genesis 14:16 הָ/עָֽם haam the people
Genesis 17:14 מֵ/עַמֶּ֑י/הָ meameyha from his people